Editing Runes (section)

=== Silence/Quiet ===
A rune that muffles sounds.<ref name=":2">“What do you know about shamanism?” Shotgun asked me.<br><br>“I know… maybe three symbols, off the top of my head.  Dealing with the smallest spirits.”<br><br>“I’m going to show you two more.  One for quiet, for the chain.”<br><br>“Quiet is good,” I said.  “And the other one?”<br><br>He showed me the shotgun.  The butt-end of the weapon had a symbol inscribed in the wood, so it sprawled all over the wooden surface, curving around to the other side.  I turned to look, but my view was obscured as he pushed it closer to me.  Against my chest, into my hands.<br>[...]<br>“That symbol is one for wind.”<br><br>“Wind?”<br><br>He shrugged.  “Mess with other elemental forces, and you risk disrupting the mechanism.  Weapon is maybe a little lighter, pushes a little harder.”<br>[...]<br>I’d inscribed my boots with quieting runes, and the crunching of snow and branches were muted.  More blood spent.<br>[...]<br>With the quiet the runes afforded, I could move reasonably quickly.  Not ''running'', but not walking either.  - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/03/29 Excerpt] from [[Collateral 4.10]]</ref> Used with sufficient strength, prevents speech or even loud sounds entirely.<ref>Ty reached out to me, holding a slip of paper in hand.<br><br>I flew down, passing him. Unhooking a thumb from my wing, I snagged it, pinching it in place.<br><br>Runes.  I thought I might have recognized them. One of the first I’d learned.<br><br>''Silence''.<br><br>I opened my mouth to speak, and no sound came out.<br>[...]<br>I realized what the words had probably been just as the lightning struck. The visible flash was brief, easy to miss. There was no explosion, no crackle of thunder.  Both the ''sender'' and the ''target'' were carrying runes of silence. All I felt was an awe-inspiring impact, and the curious sensation of my chest being torn to pieces. - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2015/01/10 Excerpt] from [[Possession 15.3]]</ref><ref name=":15" />

Usually it is a variant of an air rune; incorporating [[connection]] blocking.<ref>It was only three ‘silence’ runes, which were modified air runes with some connection stuff. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/03/02 Excerpt] from [[Shaking Hands 9.7]]</ref>